clean install vista killed my mbr harddisk

I did a clean install of Vista on my new Harddisk - all was fine and working ok. Then I wanted to go back on XP so I did a format c: on the disk - that worked fine also. When I try to install a new XP on my disk it can't find my harddisk??? I can "fdisk /mbr" the harddisk, I can find the harddisk with my special Boot CD and I can reinstall Vista on it. BUT I can't install a clean XP on it. I can't use the XP recovery consol on it, because the has never been a XP on the disk only a Vista. I can't get it to work. How can I get my good old XP back?

Horshauge wrote:

I did a clean install of Vista on my new Harddisk - all was fine and working ok. Then I wanted to go back on XP so I did a format c: on the disk - that worked fine also. When I try to install a new XP on my disk it can't find my harddisk??? I can "fdisk /mbr" the harddisk, I can find the harddisk with my special Boot CD and I can reinstall Vista on it. BUT I can't install a clean XP on it. I can't use the XP recovery consol on it, because the has never been a XP on the disk only a Vista. I can't get it to work. How can I get my good old XP back?

Have you tried booting from the XP CD? If you boot from the XP CD and the installer can't find your hard drive then it is likely you need to install a driver for your hard drive controller. During the text portion of the install look for a message about pressing F6 to load drivers at the bottom of the screen. Press F6 and when prompted insert a floppy disk with your hard drive controller driver on it.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I would suspect your "special boot CD". Try a standard full install CD, not an upgrade version. Also do a full reformat when given the option.

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

Horshauge wrote: I did a clean install of Vista on my new Harddisk - all was fine and working ok. Then I wanted to go back on XP so I did a format c: on the disk - that worked fine also. When I try to install a new XP on my disk it can't find my harddisk??? I can "fdisk /mbr" the harddisk, I can find the harddisk with my special Boot CD and I can reinstall Vista on it. BUT I can't install a clean XP on it. I can't use the XP recovery consol on it, because the has never been a XP on the disk only a Vista. I can't get it to work. How can I get my good old XP back?
Have you tried booting from the XP CD? If you boot from the XP CD and the installer can't find your hard drive then it is likely you need to install a driver for your hard drive controller. During the text portion of the install look for a message about pressing F6 to load drivers at the bottom of the screen. Press F6 and when prompted insert a floppy disk with your hard drive controller driver on it.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I did boot from my XP CD, it's when it's ready to install on the HD it's die. I know the F6 and all. But why can my Hirens Boot CD and Vista find my Harddisk and wright to it. When the XP tries it can't - it can't even find the HD. The is no need for special drivers. It's a standard 100GB on my new IBMT60. All program on the Hirens Boot CD find the Harddisk and repport it OK. I'm working as MCSA in a large Firm, I know most of the triks. But not this one.

"PapaTim" wrote:

I would suspect your "special boot CD". Try a standard full install CD, not an upgrade version. Also do a full reformat when given the option.

I am using a standard full install CD and I would like to do a full reformat. But the problem is that XP don't find any HD. My special Boot CD = Hirens Boot CD find the harddisk. I can format/wright/read and all on it. It's only XP that can't.?

Horshauge wrote:

"Kerry Brown" wrote:
Horshauge wrote: I did a clean install of Vista on my new Harddisk - all was fine and working ok. Then I wanted to go back on XP so I did a format c: on the disk - that worked fine also. When I try to install a new XP on my disk it can't find my harddisk??? I can "fdisk /mbr" the harddisk, I can find the harddisk with my special Boot CD and I can reinstall Vista on it. BUT I can't install a clean XP on it. I can't use the XP recovery consol on it, because the has never been a XP on the disk only a Vista. I can't get it to work. How can I get my good old XP back?
Have you tried booting from the XP CD? If you boot from the XP CD and the installer can't find your hard drive then it is likely you need to install a driver for your hard drive controller. During the text portion of the install look for a message about pressing F6 to load drivers at the bottom of the screen. Press F6 and when prompted insert a floppy disk with your hard drive controller driver on it.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
I did boot from my XP CD, it's when it's ready to install on the HD it's die. I know the F6 and all. But why can my Hirens Boot CD and Vista find my Harddisk and wright to it. When the XP tries it can't - it can't even find the HD. The is no need for special drivers. It's a standard 100GB on my new IBMT60. All program on the Hirens Boot CD find the Harddisk and repport it OK. I'm working as MCSA in a large Firm, I know most of the triks. But not this one.

Read the "Clean install" instructions at the following link:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-62909
I found it with the following search:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=ibm+t60+install+xp&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
It was the first link in the search.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

Horshauge wrote: "Kerry Brown" wrote:
Horshauge wrote: I did a clean install of Vista on my new Harddisk - all was fine and working ok. Then I wanted to go back on XP so I did a format c: on the disk - that worked fine also. When I try to install a new XP on my disk it can't find my harddisk??? I can "fdisk /mbr" the harddisk, I can find the harddisk with my special Boot CD and I can reinstall Vista on it. BUT I can't install a clean XP on it. I can't use the XP recovery consol on it, because the has never been a XP on the disk only a Vista. I can't get it to work. How can I get my good old XP back?
Have you tried booting from the XP CD? If you boot from the XP CD and the installer can't find your hard drive then it is likely you need to install a driver for your hard drive controller. During the text portion of the install look for a message about pressing F6 to load drivers at the bottom of the screen. Press F6 and when prompted insert a floppy disk with your hard drive controller driver on it.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
I did boot from my XP CD, it's when it's ready to install on the HD it's die. I know the F6 and all. But why can my Hirens Boot CD and Vista find my Harddisk and wright to it. When the XP tries it can't - it can't even find the HD. The is no need for special drivers. It's a standard 100GB on my new IBMT60. All program on the Hirens Boot CD find the Harddisk and repport it OK. I'm working as MCSA in a large Firm, I know most of the triks. But not this one.
Read the "Clean install" instructions at the following link:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-62909
I found it with the following search:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=ibm+t60+install+xp&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
It was the first link in the search.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Dear Kerry
I remember I read this on IBM. And I will now kick my self for not remember this. You are the king. In your honor I will delete 2 Linux servers and put the good old Windows 2003 server on them. Man I feel stupid. I've been working on this for 2 days focusing on the MBR. But ok now I an expert on MBR and an idiot for not remembering the damn Storage drivers. A 1000 thanks for your time.

Horshauge wrote:

"Kerry Brown" wrote:
Horshauge wrote: "Kerry Brown" wrote:
Horshauge wrote: I did a clean install of Vista on my new Harddisk - all was fine and working ok. Then I wanted to go back on XP so I did a format c: on the disk - that worked fine also. When I try to install a new XP on my disk it can't find my harddisk??? I can "fdisk /mbr" the harddisk, I can find the harddisk with my special Boot CD and I can reinstall Vista on it. BUT I can't install a clean XP on it. I can't use the XP recovery consol on it, because the has never been a XP on the disk only a Vista. I can't get it to work. How can I get my good old XP back?
Have you tried booting from the XP CD? If you boot from the XP CD and the installer can't find your hard drive then it is likely you need to install a driver for your hard drive controller. During the text portion of the install look for a message about pressing F6 to load drivers at the bottom of the screen. Press F6 and when prompted insert a floppy disk with your hard drive controller driver on it.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
I did boot from my XP CD, it's when it's ready to install on the HD it's die. I know the F6 and all. But why can my Hirens Boot CD and Vista find my Harddisk and wright to it. When the XP tries it can't - it can't even find the HD. The is no need for special drivers. It's a standard 100GB on my new IBMT60. All program on the Hirens Boot CD find the Harddisk and repport it OK. I'm working as MCSA in a large Firm, I know most of the triks. But not this one.
Read the "Clean install" instructions at the following link:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-62909
I found it with the following search:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=ibm+t60+install+xp&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
It was the first link in the search.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Dear Kerry
I remember I read this on IBM. And I will now kick my self for not remember this. You are the king. In your honor I will delete 2 Linux servers and put the good old Windows 2003 server on them. Man I feel stupid. I've been working on this for 2 days focusing on the MBR. But ok now I an expert on MBR and an idiot for not remembering the damn Storage drivers. A 1000 thanks for your time.

Your welcome. No need to delete the Linux servers :-)
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User